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IPMS Gateway Chapter page for the Gateway Chapter of the International Plastic Modelers' Society/USA, a scale modeling club in St. Louis, Missouri. Louis, MO 63123.

Meet 3rd Tuesday, 7 pm, Affton Elks Lodge #2635, 6330 Heege Rd., St. The Gateway Chapter IPMS was formed by a small group of St. Louis area modelers in late 1975 and received its IPMS/USA charter in 1976. Meetings were held in a small room at the Des Peres Hobby Shop, with Del Miller as the Club's first president. Since then, the Club has grown to over 40 members. Club sponsored activities include a variety of model contests at monthly meetings, model displays, kit raffles, and swap meets. The common interests among club members have created "Road Trips" to various modeling conventions, as well as to air shows and museums throughout the country. You will find many benefits as a member of IPMS Gateway. They include admittance to all club functions (including business meetings), and also eligibility to enter all local club contests. You will also receive the monthly newsletter, The Arch Scaler News, delivered to your home or e-mail inbox before the general club meeting. Club membership is honored at area hobby shops with some shops providing small discounts on purchases to members. Hobby shops require you show your current membership card to receive your discount. Of course, there are many intangible benefits from belonging to IPMS Gateway, such as sharing of modeling techniques, reference materials, trips, kit swapping and, in general, the camaraderie of friends who share your enjoyment of plastic modeling and the subjects modeled. I hope you enjoy your membership and invite you to participate in all club activities.

10/04/2026
10/02/2026

I will catch up with posting photos and info from our recent meeting and Invitational, and other club matters, in the coming days.

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We're eight weeks away from our Invitational on Saturday, 19 September at the Madison County Fairgrounds in Highland, Il...
07/26/2026

We're eight weeks away from our Invitational on Saturday, 19 September at the Madison County Fairgrounds in Highland, Illinois. We hope to see you there!

Contest entry and trophy sponsorship forms are on our contest website: https://sites.google.com/view/ipmsgatewaychapter/contest

With IPMS / USA - International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
07/26/2026

With IPMS / USA - International Plastic Modelers' Society / USA – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

With Mark Twain Hobby Center – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
07/26/2026

With Mark Twain Hobby Center – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

07/08/2026

Our next meeting on Tuesday, 21 July is "Christmas in July." Please bring a wrapped, unbuilt kit of approximately $30 in value to this meeting. The kits will be entered in a "rob your neighbor" kit exchange, where you could choose to take a kit someone else has previously selected.

This month's newsletter goes out late next week. If you have any items for it (articles, notices, etc.), please send them to the editor, Bob Delaney ([email protected]), NO LATER than this coming Tuesday, 14 July.

Address

6330 Heege Road
St. Louis, MO
63123

Opening Hours

6:30pm - 9:30pm

Telephone

(314) 647-0475

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